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Sutter Health Pushes EHR Adoption in Northern Calif.

On Monday, Sutter Health announcedÂ a new initiative, calledÂ Sutter Community Connect,Â that aims to help Northern California independent physicians join its electronic health record system. According to Sutter, regional hospital corporations will make donations that will cover up to 85% of the costs associated with EHR adoption for qualified independent physicians.